January 3

It seems like no matter what I'm doing on this date, I can't help but remember how sad it is for Mike and I both. My grandpa died on this date in 1974; his grandmother died on this date in 1981. Isn't it ironic that we both lost a grandparent on the same day? We didn't even know each other then. I try to keep it in the right perspective. I always have all of these big ideas about how I'm going to change and improve myself at the beginning of each year....which is fine.....but it also reminds me to not take a single day for granted with my loved ones. Remembering these two special people in our lives and how painful it was to lose them, helps keep my priorities straight.